Chapter 130 Going to Jiangling (Part 1)

Qi Xuansu did think about where to go after leaving "Tianle Taoyuan".

It was also his fault that he was not tight-lipped. He once mentioned to the Eighth Tianyang that he wanted to send Liuhu to Zhili. Even if the Eighth Tianyang wanted to keep the secret, he could not guarantee that he would not be tricked.

Qi Xuansu could only think of the worst case scenario and think that his whereabouts had been exposed.

From Zhongzhou to Zhili, the fastest way is naturally to go down the Changhe River, arrive in Qizhou, and then go north along the Grand Canal. The second is to go by land and directly enter Zhili. Although it is not as fast as the water route, it is the shortest distance.

Since the whereabouts have been exposed, these two ways are not feasible. As long as the Taoist sect gives an order, Qi Xuansu can be trapped.

Qi Xuansu thought about it and decided to play a trick under the lamp and retreat to advance.

That is, go from Zixian Mountain to Beiyang Prefecture in Zhongzhou, then take Jiangling Prefecture in Huzhou, then go down the river, pass Jinling Prefecture, go out to sea from Putuo Island, and then go north by sea, bypass Luzhou and Qizhou directly, and arrive at Bohai Prefecture near the sea.

Five days are enough for Qi Xuansu to rush from Zixian Mountain to Beiyang Prefecture without stopping.

Beiyang Prefecture is called Bei, but it is actually located in the southernmost part of Zhongzhou. It is connected to Luzhou in the east and Huzhou in the west and south. It is an important place in Jianghuai and is known as the North Country of Jiangnan and the South Country of the North.

However, Qi Xuansu has no interest in Beiyang Prefecture. He didn't even go to the prefecture city. He took Liu Hu to bypass the prefecture city and several large and small county towns, avoiding large and small Taoist temples, and only stopped in remote villages and towns along the way.

Seven days after leaving Zixian Mountain, Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu arrived at Jingzi Town, located at the junction of Zhongzhou and Huzhou.

Qi Xuansu had no idea why this town got its name, but there were peach trees planted all around the town. It was spring, and the peach blossoms were in full bloom. When the spring breeze moved, the petals fell in a riot of colour, which was very beautiful.

Liu Hu was a girl after all, and she was already fascinated by the sight.

The two did not enter the town, but rode along the road on the edge of a huge peach forest. After walking for a while, they found a huge stone tablet that looked a bit old. Qi Xuansu stopped his horse in front of the stone tablet, read the words on the stone tablet, and finally understood why the peach forest was planted here.

At the end of the Wei Dynasty, the world was in chaos. An evil demon came to Dongshan behind Jingzi Town and slaughtered all the villagers of Dongshan Village, killing people and capturing souls, practicing evil magic, making Jingzi Town full of smoke and panic.

The young Xuansheng and the only non-celestial master Yan Feiqing passed by this place and went to Dongshan to drive away the evil spirits. They used peach wood as firewood and ignited the peach wood with the "three Bing and three Ding method of starting a fire", burning the Dongshan Village, which had already turned into a ghost den, into ashes.

At that time, there were still many corpses in the town at the foot of the mountain. The great celestial master asked to burn them with peach wood. The elders did not dare to neglect it. They led the villagers to cut down several peach trees outside the town according to the method taught by the immortal master, set up a pile of firewood on the spot, and burned the corpses.

Because the evil spirits set up formations, the veins of this place were polluted to a certain extent. Over time, it was inevitable that a place of evil would be formed. The so-called evil place. It is a place where yin and evil spirits gather. If a living person rashly enters it, it is easy to be deprived of his mind. At the least, he will get a serious illness after leaving the evil place, and at the worst, he will die directly in the evil place.

People often say that a certain place is evil, where people often die, either in accidents or by suicide. People call it "eating people", and such a place is usually a place of evil.

If there are enough deaths in a place of evil, it is called "eating greedy". The dead souls cannot be freed, just like a snowball, the evil spirit and resentment are getting bigger and bigger, that is, this place is getting more and more "greedy". If it is left alone, it is very likely to harm one side.

For this reason, Yan Feiqing asked the people of Jingzi Town to plant peach trees in advance. Peach trees can ward off evil spirits and prepare for the rainy day to prevent the birth of an evil place.

The people here remember the teachings of the immortal master and plant peach trees from generation to generation. After more than 200 years, there are peach trees all over the mountains and even developed into a livelihood. People from the Taoist sect often come here to buy peach wood. First, there is no shortage of peach wood over a hundred years old here, which can be cut and planted at will, and will not be eaten up by the mountain. Second, it is related to Xuansheng and Yan Da Tianshi, and it is a good start.

After reading the contents on the stone tablet, Liu Hu was surprised and said, "Is it fake?"

Qi Xuansu said, "It is said that Xuan Sheng liked to do chivalrous things when he was young, and he knew Master Yan very early, so it is not impossible."

Liu Hu asked, "Uncle Wei also likes to do chivalrous things. After many years, will someone also erect a tablet for Uncle Wei in Zixian Mountain?"

"Maybe, but the premise is that I can become a great master, preferably the kind with students all over the world." Qi Xuansu smiled, "If the population is prosperous and the descendants are ambitious, you can become an ancestor. His face was full of light. Do you think that if the Daoist sect had fallen apart soon after Xuan Sheng passed away, and then the Confucian sect had made a comeback, and the Daoist sect had become a traitor, would Xuan Sheng still have such a lofty status today? "

Liu Hu smacked his lips and said, "Great Immortal... that is a first-class innocent Taoist priest, it is difficult."

Qi Xuansu sighed, "It is indeed not easy."

Because people from the Daoist sect often come to Jingzi Town to buy peach wood, Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu completely gave up the idea of ​​settling in the town and continued to walk along the edge of the huge peach forest. The whole way was full of colorful peach blossoms, which was considered enough.

After passing Jingzi Town, we entered Huzhou. After two days of journey, we will reach Jiangling Prefecture.

In terms of the division of Daoism, this place still belongs to Taiping Dao, while Bohai Prefecture in Zhili belongs to Taiping Dao, which can be said to be poles apart.

Qi Xuansu breathed a sigh of relief. In his opinion, even if someone could see through his little trick, it would take some time. By that time, he had already taken a boat out to sea with Liu Hu. And he will not take the Daomen's sea ship, but take the imperial court's official ship as a man in black. This is undoubtedly the best cover.

But there is a saying that goes well, cleverness can lead to misunderstandings. In other words, a fool will gain something from a thousand worries, and a wise man will lose something from a thousand worries.

Qi Xuansu thought very well, but neglected something.

When he first pretended to be Qin Wubing's personal soldier, he was flying to Jiangling under Qin Wubing's order, because the Qin family was the hereditary king of Jiangling County, and the palace was located in Jiangling Mansion, Huzhou.

Since he wants to pretend to be Qin Wubing's confidant, he naturally has to have a relationship with the palace. Pretending to be sent by Qin Wubing to the palace in Jiangling Mansion is very reasonable and reasonable, and it can avoid many unnecessary inquiries. After all, it involves Private affairs of the palace.

Now, he is really going to Jiangling Mansion.

On the other side, after Zhang Yuelu dealt with the Tianle Taoyuan matter, he decided to use "Yinglong" to send all the bodies of Liu Futong and Su Ran to Yujing. Because of the great impact and the involvement of those people behind Liu Futong, Zhang Yuelu should have He personally escorted and presented the case to Cihang Zhenren, but Zhang Yuelu did not want to return to Yujing, so he decided to let Xu Lingguan who followed him personally be responsible for escorting, and Mu Jin and Tian Baobao were responsible for presenting the case.

As for the other principals, they continued to exterminate small groups of cult demons. Afterwards, they returned to Yujing by flying boat from various local governments, and Tiangang Hall reimbursed the round trip expenses.

Although Xu Lingguan and others objected, Zhang Yuelu was not only the deputy head of Tiangang Hall, but also the "imperial envoy" appointed by Jinque and Cihang to deal with the "Tianle Taoyuan" matter. No one could disobey and could only act according to orders.

The main reason why Zhang Yuelu was unwilling to return to Yujing was because he was unwilling to let Wei Wugui off, who was already so close.

But there was a problem. Although she had figured out Wei Wugui's whereabouts, she didn't have much clue where Wei Wugui would go next. On the eighth day, Yang was already afraid of her, so he avoided seeing her and kept silent. Zhang Yuelu had nothing to do. One thing was that Eighth Heavenly Yang was from the imperial court, not from the Taoist sect. Secondly, there was nothing he could do about raising the child on the eighth day. Zhang Yuelu could not force him to do so unreasonably and forcefully.

So Zhang Yuelu didn't know that Qi Xuansu would go to Bohai Mansion in Zhili.

But Zhang Yuelu knew that Wei Wugui claimed to be Qin Wubing's personal soldier and claimed to go to Jiangling Mansion on Qin Wubing's order.

With the mentality of treating a dead horse as a live doctor, Zhang Yuelu decided to go to Jiangling Mansion. Even if she failed, she could also check out the follow-up progress of the Yanqing Chamber of Commerce. Yan Qing, who was deeply involved with Liu Futong, The Chamber of Commerce mainly operates under the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Province, but its main office is located in Jiangling Prefecture, Huzhou.

At this time, seven days have passed since Qi Xuansu left Zixian Mountain. Logically speaking, it is basically impossible to catch up. However, Zhang Yuelu can mobilize "Yinglong". Although she does not intend to return to Yujing, she can ask "Yinglong" to take her to Jiangling Mansion. Then she will disembark at Jiangling Mansion, and "Yinglong" and others will continue to return to Yujing. .

In this way, Zhang Yuelu didn't even have to spend a day, but instead arrived at Jiangling Mansion before Qi Xuansu.